Dr. Jonathan M. Davidorf, M.D., LASIK surgery, cataract surgery, PRK, all-laser or bladeless LASIK, & wavefront based laser vision correction surgery, refractive surgery such as intraocular lens implant surgery (IOL's), corneal transplants, limbal relaxing incisions & conductive keratoplasty (CK), expert. Dr. Davidorf also provides expert witness and case review for refractive and cataract surgery.

Appointments, Information, Consultations, and Surgery (818) 883-0112 Address: The Davidorf Eye Group 7320 Woodlake Ave. Suite 190 West Hills, CA 91307 Serving: West Hills, Woodland Hills, West lake Village, Encino, Calabasas, Oxnard, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, Thousand Oaks, and Agoura Hills. California, the USA and international patients.	Trusted LASIK Surgeon Dr. Jonathan M. Davidorf, M.D. Director Davidorf Eye Group Dr. Davidorf is a Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Jules Stein Eye Institute. Dr. Davidorf is Team Ophthalmologist for the L.A. Avengers Dr. Davidorf is chief Ophthalmologist Women's World Cup Dr. Davidorf course, "Emerging Technologies in Cataract and Refractive Surgery"is attended by eye surgeons globally.
Special discount* on LASIK and other elective surgery procedures offered by Dr. Davidorf to members of U.S. military, local police and fire departments and certain family members, please contact the surgeon’s office directly and mention Trusted LASIK Surgeons. Web sites : The Davidorf Eye Group Please click here to contact the offices of Dr. Davidorf' directly. (Please be sure to include Dr. Davidorf’s name in the comments section and please let him know you found him through his Trusted LASIK Surgeons listing)

Credentials and Qualifications

Dr. Jonathan Davidorf has extensive qualifications that Trusted LASIK Surgeons estimates place him among the top 1% of LASIK laser eye surgery,refractive eye surgeons, cataract surgery, and vision correction experts in the United States.

For your convenience, these credentials and criteria have been grouped by Experience, Patient Care and Credentials. In addition, Dr. Davidorf has included some additional career highlights that while not used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons in our screening process, clearly supplement his highly distinguished career.

Dr. Davidorf’s qualifications and credentials as one of the top LASIK surgeon include:

Experience

• Over 10 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
• Over 10 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
• Performed over 10,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
• Principal investigator for 4 FDA studies as well as co-investigator for several other studies. Recent FDA approval studies include:
  • New Phakic IOL Technology
  • New Accommodating IOL (presbyopia lens implant) Technology
  • Conductive Keratoplasty (CK).
• Investigator for LASIK clinical trials
• First in California to perform LASIK for farsightedness (hyperopia)
• Published first papers (journal articles) on Bioptics vision correction (combined LASIK and Implantable Contact Lenses)

Premier Patient Care

• All-Laser” or “Bladeless” LASIK using the IntraLase system
• Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK
• Use of Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix and IntraLase technologies for a safer, more precise LASIK procedure
• Offers complete refractive surgery care, including LASIK, PRK, RLE/CLE, CK (Conductive Keratoplasty), Phakic Implants, Limbal Relaxing Incisions, and cataract and multifocal lens implants procedures
• Management of complications of surgery for new patients who had problems from a LASIK or other vision correction procedure performed by another doctor
• Other eye surgeons, optometrists, opticians, employees of companies that specialize in refractive surgery instrumentation or their family members have had their LASIK and other refractive surgeries performed by this Surgeon.
• Provided expert witness and case review for refractive and cataract surgery for over 50
  cases

Professional Credentials

• American Academy of Ophthalmology (Member)
  • Achievement Award
• American Medical Association (Member)
• Physician Recognition Award recipient, 2001 - 2004
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Member)
  • “Pediatric Refractive Surgery” presentation selected “Best of 2003” ASCRS Symposium
• International Society of Refractive Surgery (Member)
  • Past member of Documents Committee
• Certified by American Board of Ophthalmology
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Jules Stein Eye Institute (1997-Present)
• International Society of Refractive Surgery (1998-1999)
  • Documents Committee
• Consultant for Alcon, Inc. (manufacturer of lasers for vision correction)
• Consultant for Refractec, Inc. (manufacturer of device used for Conductive Keratoplasty (CK))
• Reviewer: Ophthalmology, Journal of Refractive Surgery, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Survey of Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology
• Over 100 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles published
• Over 20 text book chapters and author of LASIK: A Guide to Laser Vision Correction
• Over 125 lectures on research topics in refractive surgery at major eye meetings
  • Including presentations at AAO, ASCRS and Hawaii Ophthalmological Society Annual Conventions

Education/Training

• Residency (in Ophthalmology): Ohio State University, Havener Eye Center
• Internship (transitional): Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
• Fellowship: Instituto Zaldivar, Fellowship in Refractive Surgery
  

Additional Qualifications

• Team Ophthalmologist: L.A. Avengers
• Chief Ophthalmologist: Women's World Cup
• Co-director, Friends of Vision Foundation (2000-01)
• Honorary Chairman of NRCC Physicians Advisory Board (2004-05)
• Medical Advisory Board: Refractec, Inc. (1998-present)
• Medical Records Committee: West Hills Hospital (2001-present)
• Quality Assurance Committee: West Hills Surgery Center (2002-present)
• Medical Executive Committee: Motion Picture Health and Welfare Fund (2004-06)
• Refractive Surgery Section Editor: Techniques in Ophthalmology (2004-present)
• Listed in the Millennium Edition of National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives & Professionals
• Honored Member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who in America, Millennium Edition 2000-2001
• Listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who in America

Personal Bio

Jonathan M. Davidorf, M.D., is a board-certified ophthalmologist and Director of the Davidorf Eye Group in West Hills, California, where he specializes in laser vision correction and lens implant surgery. He is an assistant clinical professor at UCLA’s Jules Stein Eye Institute and has served as Director of Surgeon Training for Refractec, Inc., Chief Ophthalmologist for the Women’s World Cup, and Co-Director of Friends of Vision Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides medical and surgical ophthalmologic care to underdeveloped nations. Dr. Davidorf was an Academic All-American at the University of California, Berkeley; he continued his training at the University of California, San Diego, UCLA, and Ohio State University. He completed an international fellowship in refractive surgery in South America, where he researched and helped develop LASIK and other refractive surgery techniques, several years before their approval in the United States.

Among his publications are the definitive scientific papers on implantable contact lenses and Bioptics vision correction surgery and pioneering work on pediatric LASIK. Dr. Davidorf is also co-author of LASIK: Principles and Techniques, the first medical textbook on LASIK. He has served as investigator for many clinical trials, including the investigations that led to FDA approval of LASIK. In 1999, Dr. Davidorf received recognition from the International Society of Refractive Surgery for best research by a vision scientist.

Dr. Davidorf has delivered award-winning presentations to national and international audiences on the subject of refractive surgery and continues to train other ophthalmologists on advanced surgical techniques. His course, “Emerging Technologies in Cataract and Refractive Surgery,” is attended by ophthalmologists and surgeons from around the world. He is a lecturer and course director for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the International Society of Refractive Surgery. Ophthalmologist, Dr. Davidorf received Bausch & Lomb’s Clarity Award in 2003 for his leadership and experience with Wavefront technology, and was selected as one of “America’s Top Ophthalmologists” by the Consumers’ Research Council of America in 2004. His media appearances include news telecasts for ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. He has also been interviewed for numerous radio programs and has been featured in newspaper and magazine articles coast to coast.

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Please call (818) 883-0112 or visit Dr. Davidorf at Davidorf Eye Group today for your LASIK consultation with a trusted expert LASIK eye surgeon and vision care specialist who is also a cataract surgeon with proven expertise. Dr. Davidorf and his exceptional staff are looking forward to meeting with you.

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